Top 10 Best European Muscle Cars

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[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

Great content glad Europe and British Motoring (um Petro Heads ) want to be a part of The Muscle Car segment. In order to qualify, vehicle can only have 2 doors in it Model Production form. Now any 4 door variant, which may exist will remove all past, present, and future versions/generations of the Muscle Car Category. Hence the Mach E bares the Mustang name and badge/emblem. It has 4 doors therefore it removed all generations of the Mustang's, from the Muscle Car Status. Just like the current Dodge Charger has 4 doors. The Mopar owners would say well how about the Hellcats, and my response is they're nice comfortable family oriented sleepers.

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

In order to qualify for the Muscle Car Segment it should only have 2 door from manufacturer's production line.

[@LUIGI-gx8bf]

XDXD HEY MAN I BET THE FORD “FOCUSED” ON BEING A CAR XDXD get it?

[@markgilbertson1564]

Ford Capri? Some has 1300cc engines and couldn't out drag a Marina.

[@astitvasuman3027]

Focus rs aint muscle

[@mountainanderson5597]

Top ten european muscle cars Ford focus RS

[@TopCarsTV]

It's an oxymoronic term - euro muscle cars. I had to have an open mind about it :)

[@carlosandleon]

lol

[@dancruz149]

Edgy... I respect that 😉😉😉😉😉

[@kolemakinde]

It’s funny how it’s not even a muscle car or European

[@doomereugene]

Exactly

[@RandomiMies4444]

AMG C63 (2011) is the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear European muscle car.

[@aluc2204]

I like 2012 more

[@RandomiMies4444]

@@aluc2204 aren't they the same thing

[@Decypha77]

507 edition especially for me.

[@theverminator8048]

RandomiMies4444 isnt that a sports car?

[@fightclub7577]

RandomiMies4444 it isn’t a muscle car it’s a sports car

[@oresusic9421]

My man said that the SLS is ugly I can't 😭

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

Well, what was he SUPPOSED to call it????

[@SL_RivviN]

Top ten european muscle cars Ford Focus RS BRUH the definition of a muscle car is Front V engine, RWD, 2 door coupe

[@theverminator8048]

There is actually a chey chevelle ss four door so it doesnt have to be a 2 door coupe, and chargers also have 4 doors

[@aleksandertorrissen1515]

And Ford is american

[@TeddyRSS1666]

And muscle car are type of car from America

[@ketis06]

@@aleksandertorrissen1515 not all fords are made in us rs I think is from uk. Us fords are better tho

[@aleksandertorrissen1515]

saikkonen kalle for real?

[@cryo2156]

The Ford Focus RS isn't a muscle car by any stretch of the imagination.

[@cryo2156]

@Hoa Tattis I think you missed my point. I wasn't saying the Focus RS doesn't perform well, I just said it isn't a muscle car.

[@barryfields2964]

And it’s not even European.

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

@@barryfields2964 You don't know the difference between designed and manufactured

[@mikeblatzheim2797]

@@barryfields2964 It's literally designed and built in Cologne

[@WarhammerLamenter]

@@barryfields2964 dumb ass

[@alexatanasie3302]

SLS AMG, ugly? Are you serious?

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

LOL I agree with him!!!

[@peterfile6762]

It is really ugly

[@johnthegreek7356]

Calling the focus RS a muscle car is an insult

[@RetroKingOG]

True lol

[@HiThereZoomy]

I know..

[@morellasgeorgios8449]

you guys are idiots as the mustang also use this engine. If the mustang and rangers use this engine then the focus is one as well.

[@Nic-uk9cf]

​@@morellasgeorgios8449 Dodge Viper has the same engine as the RAM. Does it make RAM a sport car?

[@morellasgeorgios8449]

@@Nic-uk9cf the focus is a more talented sports car than the viper anyway, plus they didn't have another engine for the viper as history put it. That made the viper a worse car than it could be. Europeans have a tendency to do more with less spec than the usa car makers no matter how you put it and the viper is no exception. Giancarlo Fischicella for example chose a focus rs mk i as his personal preference for twisty roads like monaco and race schools in england chose again focus base versions to teach control in the limit just because it was a great car to do so. Pari jones and Karsten schebdat built their careers on aproving and developing good cars to drive. I mention this because I mentioned the focus. Now take the viper. A lot of guys said in videos that it was good if not better in a skid pad or some not so demandind us track vs older ferraris or corvette but does it really mean something, on controlled situations with fat sport tyres? No. On normal roads nobody really loved the viper and its not ideal engine and poor handling was reasons to avoid. Would you chose the viper personally? No that engine doesn't make tha RAM a sports car but it didn't really help the viper in any case.

[@lukastrljic4427]

I actually really like the design of the SLS And the engine is naturally aspirated and not supercharged

[@trevorflanagan4873]

Lonely Rider069 it aint a muscle car, but its a bute

[@lukastrljic4427]

@@trevorflanagan4873 its a sportscar (supercar) in my opinion because it handles really well in corners and has good weight distribution it's also front mid engine and has great performance overall I personally wouldn't categorize it as an muscle car but opinions are different and that's what makes us as a car community so good and diverse

[@andrewince8824]

The yanks can't comprehend generating more than 250 bhp without having to resort to superchargers. Wait until they learn a naturally aspirated 1.6L I4 can produce over 260bhp if it's designed and built properly.

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

I like the front, but if you look at it from the sides, the long hood and short rear end are WAY out of proportion. And the rear end is W I D E

[@GAMING2S]

@@RageCannon-tf3ob The headlights are kinda weird, but overall, it's the most beautiful supercar of the era, in my opinion.

[@Razor9638]

Coming from Germany, I have to say some of the old Mercedes are true Muscle Cars. V12 and up to 8liter

[@lollyofelly9510]

Red pig?

[@procerus3654]

basically W108 300SEL 6.3, W116 450SEL 6.9, R107 560SL, W124 400E-500E, then bmw had 635CSI, 3.0 CSI/CSL and 3200 CS

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

Yes V12 and V8 Mercedes are real muscle cars! Oh and dont forget the BMWS!

[@udo230FL]

Das echte Muscle Car aus Deutschland ist der Typ C von Auto Union.

[@grievoustheboss]

Der Mercedes 300 sel 6.3 oder der Mercedes 450 sel, oder der w124 500 E 😍

[@lmao7744]

6:56 Slight correction, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has a naturally aspirated 6.2 litre V8

[@the911collection]

Did you just call the sls ugly?

[@HEATHENS5074]

Dang

[@earnestlyroysohkhia]

@@HEATHENS5074 DAMN

[@HEATHENS5074]

@@earnestlyroysohkhia 😂 lol

[@fizankhalid9922]

6:56 The SLS AMG didn’t have a supercharger, it was a naturally aspirated M159 6.2L V8. Just for your kind information.

[@lucasaal61]

I can't believe you classified a focus rs as an European muscle car. Im just speechless

[@backjabber6425]

It is you idiot

[@backjabber6425]

Are you a car guy cause you don’t know shit Ford started in England and also it was built in Germany

[@backjabber6425]

Man this guy doesn’t know shit

[@crazycupckake4676]

@@backjabber6425 yeah, but how is a fucking 4door hatchback a muscle car...

[@StatesMusic]

@@backjabber6425 doesnt make it a muscle car buddy

[@christopherroseler2971]

in my opinion a ford focus has zero to do with a musle car, sorry...

[@boxoffisa]

True.

[@kleidimullaj8105]

You're doing a crime calling the sls ugly

[@rajmohabe8412]

yeah

[@paulscrevane]

*VIDEO* : starts _"Top Ten European Muscle Cars. #10 Focus RS"_ *ME* : [turns off iPad]

[@kkklll694]

Facts

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

You misunderstood the point of the video

[@rte3y838]

@@RageCannon-tf3ob the formula of a muscle car is a V8 in the front rear wheel drive at the back and it can be either be a 2 door cou'pe or a four door saloon car my pick for #10 instead of the ford focus RS is the 1994 BMW M5 or in your case the alfa montreal

[@nomsi4263]

I have watched this so many times. But I can't see a BMW, Benz or Ford Focus as muscle cars. In Europe all we get is the Mustang.

[@ROKIE13]

6:55 Note that the AMG SLS doesn't include a supercharger but instead is naturally aspirated. The supercharger was used for the SLR McLaren

[@slashnburn9234]

The reasons why Europe doesn't produce muscle cars are simple: our roads are generally too narrow and not straight enough, we usually don't have enough room to park a big V8 car and fuel is very expensive compared to the USA. All of this means that any big, powerful car we produce is likely going to cost a lot more than a muscle car and will be aimed at a wealthier market segment than a comparable American vehicle. That's why even the Capri, which was pretty cheap, doesn't really qualify as a muscle car - it looks like one and is at a similar price point, but it lacks the muscle. The only true muscle car currently sold in Europe is the Mustang, but for comparison, in the UK a Mustang will set you back £38,000 - £45,000 - that's $48-$56k - whereas in the US, you're looking closer to the $30,000 - $35,000 (or £24-£28,000) point. For the V8 version in the UK, you also have to pay over £400 a year in tax to keep it on the road, then the fuel costs at around £1.10 - £1.20 per litre (at least outside of London where I live) (about $1.40 - $1.50 per litre, or $5.20 per gallon). Last time I was in the States, it was about $3 per gallon (and that was in California) or 50p per litre. Those same reasons why we don't really do muscle cars are the same reasons why we love hot hatches: they're cheap to buy, small enough to fit on the road and the driveway, easily capable of going round our tight, twisty roads and inexpensive to run.

[@TopCarsTV]

This!

[@brrebrresen1367]

add in that also some countries have taxes on emissions, cubic and\or weight... Ford Mustang with the smallest V8 in Norway, 1.033 million NOK that is 120000 USD. or in same range as an Porsche 911, and 35000 usd more than the Porsche Taycan and 20000 more than the 718 though most people this days would buy an Ford Mustang Mach-E since you could have 2 of em and enough to build a double garage with the spare cash on the same price as an Mustang V8

[@goldorak8969]

Disagree on the SLS AMG beautiful on every angle !

[@bertmeinders6758]

Ever heard of the Jensen FF? Looked like the Interceptor, but 100mm longer to accommodate 4WD with ABS, in 1966. Sadly forgotten.

[@R1998U]

Beautiful car too, but I prefer the elegant and a little bit more sporty looking front of the Interceptor 😄

[@rutter1ify]

Why does Americans think everything was designed and produced in the USA?? 😂 THERE IS A BIG WORLD OUTSIDE OF AMERICA YOU KNOW!!!!

[@JonSnow-mf9uy]

No there’s not!

[@keegang_55]

Why do you think we think that? Oh wait, i know why, its because all the good stuff comes from America.

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

@@keegang_55 haha like that perfect system of government huh? Lol

[@keegang_55]

@@JohnSmith-rw8uh Well actually our democratic government system came from ancient Rome. And we all know that Rome didn't last long. And also that was very different at the same time, because our government is built around the declaration of independence. Also forgot to mention that our school systems are also really good as you can tell :)

[@hieayu7773]

E55 AMG and BMW M3 V8 are the only things I think when someone talks about Euro Muscle cars.

[@ux8sind]

top 10 european muscle cars **shows ford focus rs**

[@TheRomariows]

the SLS AMG ugly????? are you mad??????????

[@williamheyman5439]

I am old but I did take a 1970 Pontiac Bonneville with a 455 cubic inch engine to Germany (courtesy of the US Army) and stopped in Switzerland at a dealer. They wanted the car, but they said they could not afford it and neither could any buyer. The government taxes on displacement and, not only that, the taxes were 100% of the car (why you do not see any American cars) so there was no way. So whatever you buy, watch out for the taxes.

[@DaveNjoroge]

no BMW w/ a V8? Are you kidding me? how does a FocusRS even make this list where the E92 M3 doesn't? or a C63 AMG for that matter?

[@spaceman9929]

Why the focus rs Its american street car

[@TopCarsTV]

Developed by Ford Europe, built in Germany. And it's built with that creed - ton of power for fun, not laptimes

[@eizlaniskandar7946]

Its actually non American street car

[@tdcenthusiast]

@@eizlaniskandar7946 Well is was designed by Americans, with American money, with an American engine, and was allowed to be produced with American authorization. I can go on and on....

[@lollyofelly9510]

@@tdcenthusiast and later American discontinuation

[@_l-_-l_]

@@tdcenthusiast its designed by Europeans, with european money, with a german engineered engine. What next you going to start claiming Australian Fords are american too, fuck off, you wouldn't even know what a XR8 is.

[@daniperez2335]

1990's Lotus Omega (Lotus Carlton in the UK). 3.6L twin-turbo, 377hp, RWD, 570NM (420lbft), +280kmh (+175mph). And it was sold as a family saloon car. It would outrun almost everything on the Autobahn as most of the competence were limited at 250kmh. Only the Alpina B10 Bi-turbo was quicker.

[@TopCarsTV]

Yes, that is a perfect twin to Buick GNX. That's a great pick!

[@toonames]

And the mercedes amg hammer was quicker too tho

[@dariodivkovic8293]

@@toonames Lotus Omega was first

[@sempa2447]

U forgot the ,,man killer'' aka the ,,tire shredder'' aka the TVR Cerbera

[@sempa2447]

Viper 3.0 would also be an option

[@moltenriches]

A Ford focus RS? Are you kidding me?! 😂 Yeah binned this video off as soon as that popped up 😂

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

Do you understand the difference between designed and manufactured? Dumbass

[@masaianderson4274]

I love how the title is European muscle cars but the first car is a Ford And where is the Opel Mamba

[@TopCarsTV]

Focus RS was designed and developed by Ford Team RS, a European motorsport division of Ford. The car was later built in Germany. Ford had many Euro only models, like the first Focus RS. It is only recently that Ford decided to globalize their models and offer Focus RS in USA and Mustang in Europe.

[@masaianderson4274]

@@TopCarsTV ok thanks I didnt know that

[@Elmom_]

You mean the Opel Manta?

[@masaianderson4274]

@@Elmom_ yeah

[@yomansam4689]

@@TopCarsTV The RS is a hot hatch not a muscle car

[@FunGuhPNG]

Am I tripping or did he just call a focus rs a muscle car?

[@TopCarsTV]

A Euro-type muscle car

[@Blaza303]

@@TopCarsTV an inline 4 hatchback, it's forceful and has an attitude but it doesn't fit the description

[@CarspottingBrasil]

He ommitted the c63 amg and clk 63 from mercedes, the e46 and e92 from bmw and the jaguar xkrs to put a focus rs

[@christiancompton2326]

Focus RS: super hot hatch Interceptor: muscle Capri: sports GT V12 Vantage: super GT 300E 6.0 AMG: muscle/super sedan AMV8 Vantage: muscle F-Type R: muscle/super GT Pantera: supercar SLS AMG: muscle/super GT Vantage V600: muscle Fixed it

[@frostydrifter]

Sls super car gt

[@Spectre_101]

I am heartbroken to hear that the SLS is ugly in every angle by Stype, how rude! This is called art!!!

[@mystdeisanto9647]

I agree. He's being 100% rude this time.

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

as Stype himself said, art is not always preety

[@morgansemail9596]

the ford fuckus isnt European or muscle

[@llynellyn]

Well, you're half right...

[@Benedek_Varga]

4:39 I can already hear my non-carguy friends. "Nice Mustang"

[@forandonbehalfof4753]

Errr.... Mr. TopCars TV; No-one could ever accuse the Focus RS of being a "muscle car". It's a "hot hatch"(back). You forgot to mention the Jensen FF (Ferguson Formula) Which was a 4wd Interceptor. Only Capris with either Essex or Cologne V6 engines could be considered to be "muscle cars". You might as well include early 2door V8 Range Rovers. You forgot V8 Rover SD1s, Renault Alpine V6s, Volvo 262/264/265 (V6 Renault engines). How about Gilbern? 4wd Golf R32/Golf R since you're including hot hatches? Reliant Scimitar GTC/GTE (again, Ford Essex V6 engines) There: You asked for my help so these are some (just off the top of my head) that you've missed. Do some real research. Even Porsche 924/944 Turbos, any 99* Turbo Or the 930? "Muscle Cars" have generally been considered to have "big" V8 engines. Rover SD1s had a Buick-licensed 3.5l pushrod engine that a de-tuned version was fitted to Land & Range Rovers. HTH

[@forandonbehalfof4753]

Oooh! How about the Daimler Dart (SP250) and some of the V8 Sunbeams? TVR Griffith500 or 350i? V8 MGBGT? Hope These Help Too.....

[@marbleman9190]

3:06 Technically Aston should shove a 6.5L V12 in the Cygnet then

[@Perrymifflin]

but hf3ehnv4r3mkg3ok4btr

[@christophlenz2009]

The SLS AMG is naturally aspirated

[@BruzoDragonius]

The SLS AMG is like an old school hot rod more like which makes it a gorgeous car. I’d so buy one if I had the money. And the other AMG you mentioned, for some reason, I’d would much rather the Mercedes-AMG 300E Evolution as I like that kit and spoiler.

[@TopCarsTV]

You mean 190E 2.5 Evo II?

[@BruzoDragonius]

@@TopCarsTV yeah

[@ghostridertom]

SLS is naturally aspirated... One of the best engines ever.

[@bandit949]

We Europeans try to do muscle cars, but we end up making faster, better handling sports cars

[@betsyduane3461]

Other than the Interceptor none of these are muscle cars

[@hatebreed79]

EJ XOF66 and it had a chrysler power plant

[@djgrace2010]

Have you gone mad ford is an American company

[@m.spanwar6156]

But the cars shown are designed by Ford UK.

[@rutter1ify]

Not everything is American 😂 ford UK has designed and produced many ford vehicle's decades before the USA 😅

[@luizpedro3]

How can you call a SLS Amg ugly? lmao

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

The back is W I D E

[@karlnapf1926]

UGLY FROM EVERY ANGLE this is the worst think you could ever do to this car. Its the most beautifull Mercedes ever made with its gullwing doors, with black series even better. The Mercedes SLS AMG ist the most beautifull and best Mercedes ever made, maybe only beaten by the SL65 AMG Balck Series

[@keegang_55]

Nah, its ugly.

[@johnnyboy1586]

@@keegang_55 nah it's not

[@keegang_55]

@@johnnyboy1586 Compared to other, really nice cars, its kinda on the lower side of the good lookin scale. It may have looked nice when it came out, but new cars are setting higher standards which leave these cars behind.

[@johnnyboy1586]

@@keegang_55 personal taste but I think it's one of the better looking cars mercedes made.harkens back to the original gullwing of the 50s .they are in demand it seems as they have shot up in value

[@keegang_55]

@@johnnyboy1586 Yeah, but it just feels bare, and the gullwing doors don't really add to it because they feel like the only thing that is cool on the outside of the car, its just not different and doesn't look like the people behind the car really tried to make something incredible.

[@NoelVQ]

Not a muscle car unless it’s a v8. The focus is not a muscle car. Eco boost💀

[@adrianjrawomi7861]

The SLS V8 wasn't supercharged

[@dimitris9573]

European muscle car list without the Bmw M3 E92 is not a proper list

[@tau4887]

true

[@igamer0233]

The sls is not UGLY

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

This definitely deserves a redo. The video is good, but it can be better.

[@TopCarsTV]

Agreed

[@StoffelDilligas]

And where the hell was the Lotus Carlton??

[@alexluke84]

1. Mercedes-McLaren SLR 2. Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series 3. Mercedes-Benz SLS Gullwing 4. Mercedes-AMG GT R

[@markchip1]

I like your style... But I'm happy with the 3 Astons as listed!

[@brokenpolicecar8105]

M3 E92... the perfect formula for a muscle car put into a drivers car

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

I would've replaced the Focus RS with the Alfa Romeo Montreal.

[@stanleyhipkiss4690]

Europe dosent really have muscle cars hot hatches are hot hatches not muscle cars and vantage is a supercar not a muscle car v8 vantage is a GT not a muscle car Ftype is a sports coupe not a muscle car Pantera IS a super car not a muscle car SLS is a supercar not a muscle car content in this video is so far from correct and so many european cars that could have been in the video

[@PMGF]

How can you even make a list like this without mentioning TVR?!

[@TopCarsTV]

Brain fart. I completely forgot about them. They'll be featured properly in the Part 2

[@RaceJam]

A TVR would've been the best fit for this list 😂

[@TopCarsTV]

Yeah, that's true. There will be a Part2 of the video :)

[@RaceJam]

@@TopCarsTV OH WOW HELLO! I DIDN'T EXPECT A REPLY😂, let alone that quick! But yeah I'd LOVE to hear your take on any of their cars from the 90s onwards! Love your videos by the way!!

[@TopCarsTV]

I've featured the Speed 12 twice in my videos. The others may be milder, but they too have the thirst for blood. Basically, cars for the most skilled drivers only.

[@RaceJam]

@@TopCarsTV yep!! I watched those earlier because of that car😂 What i should've said was the actual production cars (that are actually attainable by us mere mortals)

[@RaceJam]

@@TopCarsTV me personally, I've researched these cars like mad, a MK2 Tuscan S is my dream car

[@samuelallen2042]

Besides the focus rs, I 100% agree with this list, bold rugged beasts that sound like they want to rip you in half

[@Gibson-cv3ty]

You sound like a person who squats there trucks

[@mehmett.bakkal8257]

1. Focus RS is European, but not a muscle or a pony car. It's a hot hatch. 2. Where is e39 M5 and e92 M3?!

[@dankomen5531]

Are you kidding me? e39 muscle car?

[@mrmadmax4523]

@@dankomen5531 Its a muscle car saloon

[@initialdust544]

Ah the Skyrim theme! A good choice as a background song!

[@coolguy2873]

Honorable mention: BMW M5 E39

[@hellocar123]

e55 amg

[@juliuslucae5187]

Well Europeans just have cars that handle well and get from 0-60 quicker than the American cars

[@tothedmond5259]

Just some ideas, now only Ford and Aston Martin exist. 1. 2011 Mercedes C63 amg 2. Mercedes AMG GT 3. BMW M5 F10 4. BMW M5 F90 5. BMW M3 E92 etc... Like seriously, how the Ford focus RS is a muscle car? If that is a muscle car, then a Honda Civic Type R is a muscle car... It's a fucked up list about old shitty "muscle" cars, with some Aston Martin, and a Focus RS.

[@carsandstuff365]

The Capri isn’t a muscle car ... but South Africa did do a 302 v8 one actually .. called a pirana

[@allenvarghese2792]

Title 'Top 10 Best European Muscle Cars' no. 10 - Ford

[@aleksanderchybowski4704]

How is the SLS ugly from every angle?

[@Saqriphrx7]

Where's the TVR Tuscan?

[@-10]

Can't miss TVR in such list indeed. They were crude beasts.

[@stevenlyons4263]

Ford focus rs is not a muscle car its more of a tuner hot hatch especially since the whole 4 banger under the hood and 4wheel drive

[@esgdnx]

My man really called the SLS ugly , get some help

[@josephhardwicke6344]

Small dick car.

[@prizrak420]

I think you don't understand what a muscle car actually is...

[@coosey3764]

"European muscle cars.....number 10 FORD FOCUS" disliked.

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

Tell me the difference between designed and manufactured. Dumbass

[@monarodesigns2872]

How do you add a Ford to the list when its an american car😂

[@keegang_55]

Because ford is a international car company.

[@cloudstrife1983]

Ford of Europe.

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

Just because a car comes from an American manufacturer doesn't mean it's always made in the U.S.

[@cloudstrife1983]

@@RageCannon-tf3ob like how some Nissan's are made in the US

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

@@cloudstrife1983 Yes, just like almost all cars sold in the U.S. are manufactured in the U.S.

[@davidschluter6639]

The term muscle car is inherently an American term. Take a grocery getter, ad a V8, 4 barrel and a 4 speed then you have a muscle car. I love every car on this list but i would not call them muscle cars.

[@davinleonardkusno4909]

wait a ford focus rs is a european muscle car?

[@lhd4278]

The only difference is that European cars can go to the track

[@peksilon1836]

Ford Focus is my dream car In that bright blue 💙🔵💙 love it

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

Just make sure that head gasket recall has been fixed

[@AaaBbb-hf9yx]

Why wouldn't you include the sounds here

[@jonnyboy8781]

Shout out to a US designed collaboration between Chrysler & Daimler Benz: the Crossfire SRT6. Okay, it was basically a modified SLK but had the same AMG supercharged engine as the SLK320 at a cheaper cost. In fact, Daimler Benz insisted the Crossfire hp be quoted at 320 when in fact it had the same 354 horses as the SLK. The styling holds its own against many of its incredibly more expensive peers as well. It’s components were overwhelmingly German as was its construction by Karman. It’s a rare sight & I consider it a very underrated vehicle that arose from a crazy corporate collaboration which makes it an interesting historical vehicle. Maybe not on the level of an Aston Vantage V12 but it’s a well-balanced muscle car perfectly suited to its V6 supercharged German engine & stylistically, very engaging. A fraction of the price of an Aston or an SLS, the SRT6 in my mind is just as, if not more of a looker than many of its wealthier vehicle peers.

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

The AMG Hammer is the very embodiment of the term BUTCH. Man, what an awesome machine.

[@arandomsteve2251]

Perhapse controversial, but the jaguar XJS. 5.3 litre V12. 300 up and 318 ft-lbs of torque.

[@blairmarchand7572]

I'd say the XJS is more properly left in the touring category when in factory trim. But if we sub in the TWR tuned machines or parade out the Lister 6.0l and 7.0l cars... now we're cooking with gas!

[@jurassicmatt2796]

I feel like you can't have the M series as muscle cars. They're too precise and actually go round corners well.

[@LeglessWonder]

Theres plenty of American muscle cars that handle on rails. Poor handling isn't a defining feature

[@jurassicmatt2796]

@@LeglessWonder compared to the M series I'm saying. Happy to be enlightened though if you know different. Sadly we don't get much American muscle over here.

[@MrYobII]

Ive driven plenty of bmws and mercs. They handle like cars. If your american car handles a lot worse, maybe get something newer than a 1977? European cars are only better at being expensive and unreliable. Other than thst theyre pretty unremarkable honestly.

[@jurassicmatt2796]

@@MrYobII I agree, up to the point where it becomes an M series. That is a very different animal to the standard series. But even then, you'd need a track day to really show up the American counterparts.

[@trevorflanagan4873]

V8 and V10 m cars

[@Jrsystem]

Is everyone gonna ignore the badass metal cover of the the skyrim theme?

[@madhukarg8052]

Aston Martin feels like a European Ford

[@DBDYAKU]

They had Ford engines

[@Mladjasmilic]

If definition of muscle car is cheap car with too much power to handle, than only real muscle car is Renault Clio V6. Also there are fast Astra and Alfa Romeo.

[@maurosbrighi7927]

Only European muscle car is AM v8 , ISO Rivolta, Jensen Intercepror , Tvr Griffin and Chinera and the beautifull Alfa Romeo Montreal.

[@christophecamus3295]

Lotus Carlton should replace the Ford Focus

[@l_poci_]

the sls isnt supercharged its nat/asp 6.2 v8

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

SLS AMG is the European Viper

[@lukecona2749]

I think the DBS Superleggera could be nominated for this list. 715 horsepower transferred to the rear wheels and looks more brutish than elegant.

[@lukecona2749]

I also thinks it is a spiritual successor to both the V600 and AMV8 in two ways as it looks unrefined and impolite like the AMV8 and it has more power than a 720S like how the V600 has more power than the EB110 GT.

[@Redlineshadow29]

Sorry but the SLS AMG is Naturally Aspirated. Not supercharged. I hope it would been

[@Grimmsha72]

It's pretty easy to define a muscle car and a sports car but so many like this guy get it wrong. 2 doors 4 seats = muscle car. 2 doors 2 seats = sports car.

[@Skett]

So what's a sports coupé?

[@RandomiMies4444]

Audi TT would be a muscle car by that logic

[@tobiaspellondou5907]

If I think of European muscle cars, the amg black series comes to mind, much of them are v8s, crazy, and in many ways have a character of a muscle car

[@mark308]

Fun fact: The De Tomaso Pantera was the original prototype for the Dodge Viper and was developed by Carroll Shelby

[@inPrincipleGames]

No TVRs, no Nobles... Hmmm

[@D_Wave]

fr I mean that 800hp 600torq TVR Cebera concept back in the 90s was so deadly they canceled it- No TVRs back then had any track aids, so I think you could easily understand why lol

[@theducksarecoming]

tvrs aren't muscle cars, they're hardcore track toys

[@TaroLeung]

Why is ford focus rs here?

[@megacaulk7141]

Idk lol

[@yomansam4689]

@@sharl_leg But it's a hot hatch not a muscle car

[@jakegianino5762]

E39 M5 belongs on this list. Manual V8 Super Sedan

[@gambanteinodal1246]

The Mercedes SLS ugly? Really? For muscle how about Mercedes AMG C63s? E63. SL63. SLK55. Audi RS4 v8? Or Audi RS3 instead of the Ford Focus? The Ford Capri never had any muscle... How about the BMW M3 v8? Or the M5 v8? Or the M5. M6. 1M. M2/M2Comp. Porsche 928s/s4/GT/GTS.

[@TopCarsTV]

Yep. Adam Ferrara also called it ugly in Top Gear USA S01E04 Edit: it's a bad video. Because there are no real Euro muscle cars I though it would be interesting to mention all kinds of euro cars with lots of power but not made for lap times. I'll make the Part2 with better picks.

[@dinokaijumaster1254]

Make it please we are still waiting